| Frightmare | |
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| Directed by | Norman Thaddeus Vane |
| Written by | Norman Thaddeus Vane |
| Produced by | Henry Gellis Hedayat Javid Callie Wright Patrick M. Wright |
| Starring | Ferdy Mayne Luca Bercovici Jennifer Starrett Nita Talbot Barbara Pilavin |
| Cinematography | Joel King |
| Edited by | Doug Jackson |
| Music by | Jerry Mosely |
Production company | Screenwriters Production Co. |
| Distributed by | Saturn International |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120,000[2] |
Frightmare (originally known as The Horror Star,[3] and also known as simply Horror Star) is a 1983 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. It stars Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett, Nita Talbot and Barbara Pilavin, along with Jeffrey Combs in his horror film acting debut. The film's plot follows a group of drama students who decide to kidnap the corpse of a recently deceased horror movie star. By disrupting his tomb, they unwittingly release an ancient black magic that begins consuming them one by one.
The film was distributed by Saturn International, and has been released on home media by Troma Entertainment and Vinegar Syndrome, among other companies.
- ^ "Frightmare - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Thrower, Stephen (2007). Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. London, England: FAB Press. p. 345.
- ^ Willis, Donald C. (1984). Horror and Science Fiction Films III. Scarecrow Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0810817234.